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Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists

Fred Wolf

Published Jan 1, 1981• 57 citations
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Abstract

A fascinating journey for the general reader from the earliest and most fundamental concepts of physics to the furthest limits of science and imagination--an American Book Award winner.

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The Amazing Quantum — Five Awesome Stories of People Who Made a Revolution in Physics

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Taking readers to the cutting edge of physics, mathematics, and computer science, Julian Brown tells the dramatic story of the groundbreaking efforts to create a fundamentally new kind of computer that would be astronomically more powerful than today's machines. In 1998, a team of researchers announced they had produced the world's first quantum computer in a cup of chloroform. In fascinating, fully accessible detail, Brown explains the ideas that led up to this accomplishment and explores the mind-stretching implications of this leap into the bizarre world of quantum physics. The Quest for the Quantum Computer is a riveting look at what promises to be one of the most important scientific and technological ideas of the twenty-first century.
Physics has always been a tricky subject for the general public. Millions are fascinated by the laws of the physical world, but there has been a lack of books written specifically for general readers. The Universe Untangled is for those who are curious; yet do not have an extensive mathematical background. It uses images, analogies and comprehensible language to cover popular topics of interest including the evolution of the Universe, fundamental forces, the nature of space and time, and the quest for knowing the unknown.
What if the universe we see is only one chapter in an infinite library? In Beyond the Separation of the Cosmos Between Timelines, independent researcher Malate Höwkęlstrong takes you on a profound journey to the edge of modern physics, where science meets philosophy and reality itself becomes a question. This is not a textbook of equations. It is a map. From the revolutionary Many-Worlds Interpretation of Hugh Everett III, where every quantum choice spawns a new universe, to the elegant hidden dimensions of String Theory and the mind-bending Holographic Principle of Susskind and Bousso, this book connects the dots that other books leave scattered. Written with clarity and philosophical depth for the curious reader, student, and lifelong learner, this investigation challenges our most basic assumptions about what is "real." It argues that the separation between timelines may not be a physical wall, but a limit of our perception. If you have ever looked at the night sky and wondered if another version of you is looking back, this book was written for you. About the Author: Malate Höwkęlstrong is an independent theoretical researcher from Mozambique whose work focuses on cosmology, the interpretation of quantum mechanics, and the philosophy of time.